Maths IIT-JEE ‘Best Approach’ (MCSIR) Champs

MATHEMATICS BY MANOJ CHAUHAN SIR

CHAMP_1

1. Given that (1 + tan 1°)(1 + tan 2°)......(1 + tan 45°) = 2n, find n.

2. Let a, b, c, d be distinct real numbers and a and b are the roots of quadratic equation

x2 – 2cx – 5d = 0. If c and d are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 2ax – 5b = 0

then find the numerical value of a + b + c + d.

3. Let Sk, k = 1, 2, ...., 100, denote the sum of the infinite geometric series whose first

k −1 1 1002 100
term is and the common ratio is . Then the value of +  |(k2 – 3k +
k! k 100! k =1
1)sk| is [JEE 2010]

4. Let P be an odd prime number and TP be the following set of 2 × 2 matrices :

 a b  
TP = A =   ;a, b, c {0,1, 2,...., P − 1} [JEE 2010]
 c a  
4.(a) The number of A in Tp such that A is either symmetric or skew-symmetric or both,
and det(A) divisible by p is
(A) (p – 1)2 (B) 2(p – 1) (C) (p – 1)2 + 1 (D) 2p – 1

4.(b) The number of A in Tp such that the trace of A is not divisible by p but det(A) is
divisible by p is
[Note : The trace of a matrix is the sum of its diagonal entries.]
(A) (p – 1)(p2 – p + 1) (B) p3 – (p – 1)2
(C) (p – 1)2 (D) (p – 1)(p2 – 2)

4.(c) The number of A in Tp such that det(A) is not divisible by p is

(A) 2p2 (B) p3 – 5p (C) p3 – 3p (D) p3 – p2

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7.(a) A fair die is tossed repeatedly until a six is obtained. Let X denote the number of
tosses required. The probability that X = 3 equals [JEE 2009,
4+4+4]
25 25 5 125
(A) (B) (C) (D)
216 36 36 216
7.(b) The probability that X  3 equals
125 25 5 25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
216 36 36 216

7.(c) The conditional probability that X  6 given X > 3 equals

125 25 5 25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
216 216 36 36

8. A circle is given by x2 + (y – 1)2 = 1, another circle C touches it externally and also

the x-axis, then the locus of its centre is [JEE '2005 (Scr)]
(A) {(x, y) : x2 = 4y}  {(x, y) : y  0} (B) {(x, y) : x2 + (y – 1)2 = 4}  {x, y) : y  0}
(C) {(x, y) : x2 = y}  {(0, y) : y  0} (D) {(x, y) : x2 = 4y}  {(0, y) : y  0}

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11. Let P be a point on the parabola y2 – 2y – 4x + 5 = 0, such that the tangent on the
parabola at P intersects the directrix at point Q. Let R be the point that divides the line

segment PQ externally in the ratio :1 . Find the locus of R. [JEE 2004, 4 out of 60]
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  2x 2 + 4  
12. Solve for x : sin–1  sin  2 
<  – 3.
 
  1+ x  

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